Abnormal Child Psychology - 2nd edition

Summary: In this revision of their current and scholarly text, authors Eric Mash and David Wolfe achieve a balance between developmental, clinical-diagnostic, and experimental approaches to child and adolescent psychopathology. The book traces the developmental course of each disorder and shows how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact with a child's environment.

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• Each disorder chapter includes an overview of the most empirically supported approaches to intervention, the unique as well as general aspects of major intervention strategies for each disorder, and discussions about risk, protective factors and the conditions that lead to effective coping in some children, despite adverse early circumstances.
• The authors offer in-depth coverage of the role of the normal developmental process in understanding each disorder and give close attention to important gender differences in the expression, determinants, and outcomes of child and adolescent disorders.
• The authors address the most current evidence-based treatment approaches, as well as the most promising strategies for prevention, drawing from their collective multidisciplinary knowledge base, including psychology, neuroscience, education, and psychiatry.
• Visual learning aids such as a variety of artistic cartoons, cases, extracts, and quotes help illustrate key points throughout the text and complement student understanding.
• Disorders are organized around the DSM-IV (TR) criteria.
• NEW! Now shorter and more student focused, the second edition of the most successful text in the child psychopathology course offers the latest research and updated content throughout.
• NEW! Primary improvements to the chapters structure include: terms defined where they appear in the text; guiding, bulleted points for key points in chapters; chapter outlines and interim summaries to help students consolidate a chapter's key concepts; new cases and more pronounced DSM-IV tables for easier reference.
• NEW! The authors have streamlined their prose resulting in shorter, more accessible chapters. Student reviews helped to refine the book, so it works well with a wide range of students.

Edition/Copyright: 2ND 02
Cover: Hardcover
Publisher: Wadsworth, Inc
Published: 07/01/2001

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Mash, Eric J. : University of Calgary

Wolfe, David A. : University of Western Ontario

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1. INTRODUCTION.

Historical Views and Breakthroughs.
What is Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents?
Risk and Resilience.
The Significance of Children's Mental Health Problems.
Looking Ahead.

2. THEORIES AND CAUSES.

What Caused Jake's Problems?
The Role of Theory.
Theoretical Foundations.
Biological Perspectives.
Psychological Perspectives.
Family and Social Influences.
Looking Ahead.

3. RESEARCH.

A Scientific Approach.
The Research Process.
Methods of Studying Behavior.
Research Strategies.
Ethical and Pragmatic Issues.

4. ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT.

Clinical Issues.
Assessing Disorders.
Classification and Diagnosis.
Treatment of Childhood Disorders

5. ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD).

Accompanying Disorders and Symptoms.
Prevalence and Course.
Theories. Causes.
Treatment.

6. CONDUCT PROBLEMS.

Description.
Context, Costs, and Perspectives.
DSM-IV: Defining Features.
Associated Characteristics.
Accompanying Disorders and Symptoms.
Prevalence and Course.
Causes. Treatment.

7. ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Description.
Separation Anxiety Disorder.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Specific Phobia.|
Social Phobia (Social Anxiety) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Panic.
Posttraumatic and Acute Stress Disorders.
Associated Characteristics of Anxiety Disorders.
Gender, Ethnicity and Culture.
Theories and Causes.
Treatment.

8. MOOD DISORDERS.

Depressive Disorders.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Dysthymic Disorder (DD).
Associated Characteristics of Depressive Disorders.
Theories of Depression.
Causes of Depression.
Treatment of Depression.
Bipolar Disorder (BD).

9. MENTAL RETARDATION.

Intelligence and Mental Retardation.
Features of Mental Retardation.
Developmental Course and Adult Outcomes.
Causes. Prevention, Education, and Treatment.

10. AUTISM AND CHILDHOOD-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA.

Historical Background of Autism.
DSM-IV: Defining Features.
Autism Across the Spectrum.
Core Characteristics of Autism.
Associated Characteristics of Autism.
Prevalence and Course of Autism.
Causes of Autism.
Treatment of Autism.
Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD).
Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia.

11. COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING DISORDERS.

Definitions and History.
Language Development.
Communication Disorders.
Learning Disorders.
12. HEALTH-RELATED DISORDERS.
Historical Background.
Sleep Disorders.
Elimination Disorders.
Chronic Childhood Illness.

13. EATING DISORDERS AND RELATED CONDITIONS.

How Eating Patterns Develop.
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood.
Obesity. Eating Disorders of Adolescence.

14. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Perspectives on Child-rearing and Maltreatment.
Types of Abuse.
Prevalence and Context.
Developmental Course and Psychopathology.
Causes.
Prevention and Treatment.

Other Editions of Abnormal Child Psychology:

Abnormal Child Psychology - 3 edition

ISBN13: 978-0534554194